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During development the game appears to have been called '''''Barnie and Clyde'''''.
 
During development the game appears to have been called '''''Barnie and Clyde'''''.
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==Story==
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The once-happy planet Grool was taken over by the evil Kat of Nine Tails, who has enslaved all of the Grooleans and stole their tails, forcing them to mine for porridge deposits in Bozo Domes. One of the Grooleans, who goes by the name of Squeak, had escaped capture and eluded Kat's guards until one night he came across a gumball machine that gave him an odd power he could not figure out, and jumped into the nearest black hole that transported him to Earth. There, he asked a child named Bubble to help him save his home planet from Kat of Nine Tails, and the two return to Grool to rescue the Grooleans, defeat Kat and become the heroes of the universe.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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In the game you control a child named "Bubble" who has command over an alien named Squeak who will follow Bubble around and will allow him to access new areas. {{A}} shoots a spark straight ahead to hit enemies. {{B}} jumps. You must find Squeak in each level; use {{C}} to get him to follow you when you do.
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In the game the player controls Bubble, who has command over an alien named Squeak who will follow Bubble around and will allow him to access new areas. Squeak needs to be found in each level, and pressing {{C}} will get him to follow Bubble, though pressing {{C}} again will make him stop and wait. Pressing {{A}} makes Bubble shoots a star straight ahead to hit enemies, or kick Squeak if he has been told to stop as an alternative form of attack and to collect items. {{B}} jumps. If Bubble is standing in front of Squeak, pressing {{Up}} will make Squeak toss Bubble into the air to reach high places.
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Squeak can walk or jump, but not as fast or as high as Bubble, however his capabilities can be enhanced by using coins to buy a gumball from a gumball machine, then giving it to him. This will allow Bubble to ride on Squeak's back around the level and use special abilities depending on the gumball's colour. Pressing {{Down}}+{{C}} while riding Squeak will make Bubble dismount from him, which will also make him lose the gumball's ability.
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The primary goal of each level is to get both Bubble and Squeak through the levels and rescue the Grooleans from Bozo Domes using Gems. When four Grooleans have been rescued, a bonus game can be played at the end of a level. Each level also has a time limit in the form of water that constantly rises and cuts off the lower sections of the level - if Bubble or Squeak become submerged, the player immediately loses a life. Activating lava flows can push the water level down, giving the player more time.
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===Levels===
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Sandcastle Desert
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Diamond Foundry
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}}
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| title=Neon City
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===Bonus games===
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| title=Spring Chamber
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| title=Maze Race
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==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
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==Artwork==
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<gallery>
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Bubble and Squeak Promotional Ad Art by Greg Martin.jpg
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</gallery>
  
 
==Physical scans==
 
==Physical scans==
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Bubble and Squeak
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sunsoft
Developer:
Distributor: Hent Gruppen (SE rental), Sega-Ozisoft (AU)
Licensor: Audiogenic Software[1]
Original system(s): Amiga
Sound driver: Krisalis sound driver
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$45.9945.99[3][4] T-15096
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-15096-50
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[6] T-15096-50
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		$69.9569.95[7][8] FBUB04SMC
OFLC: G
Non-Sega versions

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Bubble and Squeak is a platform-puzzle game developed by Fox Williams and published by Audiogenic Software. Initially released for the Amiga, it was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1994 by Sunsoft. It also saw a release on the short-lived Amiga CD32 console.

During development the game appears to have been called Barnie and Clyde.

Story

The once-happy planet Grool was taken over by the evil Kat of Nine Tails, who has enslaved all of the Grooleans and stole their tails, forcing them to mine for porridge deposits in Bozo Domes. One of the Grooleans, who goes by the name of Squeak, had escaped capture and eluded Kat's guards until one night he came across a gumball machine that gave him an odd power he could not figure out, and jumped into the nearest black hole that transported him to Earth. There, he asked a child named Bubble to help him save his home planet from Kat of Nine Tails, and the two return to Grool to rescue the Grooleans, defeat Kat and become the heroes of the universe.

Gameplay

In the game the player controls Bubble, who has command over an alien named Squeak who will follow Bubble around and will allow him to access new areas. Squeak needs to be found in each level, and pressing C will get him to follow Bubble, though pressing C again will make him stop and wait. Pressing A makes Bubble shoots a star straight ahead to hit enemies, or kick Squeak if he has been told to stop as an alternative form of attack and to collect items. B jumps. If Bubble is standing in front of Squeak, pressing Up will make Squeak toss Bubble into the air to reach high places.

Squeak can walk or jump, but not as fast or as high as Bubble, however his capabilities can be enhanced by using coins to buy a gumball from a gumball machine, then giving it to him. This will allow Bubble to ride on Squeak's back around the level and use special abilities depending on the gumball's colour. Pressing Down+C while riding Squeak will make Bubble dismount from him, which will also make him lose the gumball's ability.

The primary goal of each level is to get both Bubble and Squeak through the levels and rescue the Grooleans from Bozo Domes using Gems. When four Grooleans have been rescued, a bonus game can be played at the end of a level. Each level also has a time limit in the form of water that constantly rises and cuts off the lower sections of the level - if Bubble or Squeak become submerged, the player immediately loses a life. Activating lava flows can push the water level down, giving the player more time.

Levels

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Stardust Caverns

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The Neverglades

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The Sandcastle Desert

Notavailable.svg

The Diamond Foundry

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Neon City

Bonus games

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Spring Chamber

Notavailable.svg

Maze Race

Notavailable.svg

Lift Off

Production credits

  • Executive Producer: David Siller
  • Co Producer: Sam Patel
  • Executive Vice-President: Rita Zimmerer
  • Technical Manager: Al Artus
  • Chairman: Masami Maeda
  • Vice Chairman: Tad Shimamoto
  • Director Sunsoft Japan: Kiharu Yoshida
  • Marketing Director: Karen Shadley
  • Excellent Debugging: Darin Horgan, Steve Rizor, Mario Zavala, Rene Boutin, Dan MacArthur, Justin Siller, Sam Patel
  • Game Play Manual: Alison Quirion
  • Executive Assistant: Nanette Hyssong
  • Customer Service: Kaz Harman, June Eckert, Julie Williams, Jamie Jorgensen, Erin Berry, Dawn Phillips
  • Special Thanks to: Bruce Reilly, Cathy Juby, Mark Luszsz, Toko Okano, Connie Perez, Steve Gehrke, Kazuaki Goto, Masato Kawai, Geoff Gillis, Tom Juarez, Karen Lillie, Akito Takeuchi, Sherry Ross
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Bubble and Squeak/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Mega Play (US) #0501: "February 1994" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Artwork

  • Bubble and Squeak Promotional Ad Art by Greg Martin.jpg

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
85 [14]
Sega Mega Drive
 85
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[15]
Cool Gamer (RU)
40
[16]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
91
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
66
[17]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[18]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
79
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[3]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
90
[5]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
84
[19]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
60
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
88
[21]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
88
[22]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
50
[23]
Sega Mega Drive
 74
Based on
13 reviews

Bubble and Squeak

Mega Drive, US
BubbleandSqueak MD US Box.jpg
Cover
BubbleandSqueak MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Bubble and Squeak MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
BubbleandSqueak MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
BubbleandSqueak MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Bubble&Squeak MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, SE (rental; Hent; black)
BaS MD SE rental cover.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, AU
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Cover
BubbleandSqueak MD AU cart top.jpg
BubbleandSqueak MD AU cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Bubble and Squeak/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ File:BubbleandSqueak MD US Box.jpg
  2. ↑ Sunsoft US catalogue (Summer 1994), page 19
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 44
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mean Machines Sega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-08-xx), page 72
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 93
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:NewReleases 1994-11 AU Catalogue.pdf, page 7
  8. ↑ Sega Megazone, "December 1994" (AU; 1994-1x-xx), page 44
  9. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 69
  10. ↑ GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 65
  11. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 183
  12. ↑ VideoGames, "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 85
  13. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 3
  14. ↑ GamesMaster, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-22), page 75
  15. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
  16. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 42
  17. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
  18. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 297
  19. ↑ Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 96
  20. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 80
  21. ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-06), page 52
  22. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 31
  23. ↑ VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 65


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